Microsoft's AI integration in Windows 11 opens doors for developers
Artificial intelligence in Windows 11, including Notepad, Paint, and Photos, may soon help creators from third-party companies. According to a Microsoft document that surfaced online, the "system AI" from Windows will also be available as an API for developers of other applications.
Windows Latest highlights Microsoft's plans in this regard. As per the brief published in the document describing the technical aspects of utilising AI in Windows 11, developers can use many elements in their applications. AI-based APIs will be available, including Phi Sillica for text generation, OCR for text recognition, and DALL-E for image creation.
Software creators can similarly use, for example, the DirectML library to delegate specific tasks to the GPU. Thanks to machine learning optimization, this can often be a necessary step to achieve satisfactory real-time performance. It will also be possible to use pre-trained AI models.
Microsoft states that the most reasonable approach for integrating AI into Windows applications is to use C# and C++ for more detailed operation control. The manufacturer also encourages those who wish to create AI-based tools with Linux in mind to use Python and WSL.
Artificial intelligence in Windows 11 is already visible in system applications. An example is the Photos programme, which has seen features like background blurring and unwanted object removal in recent months. Another example is Paint, which has introduced a tool for creating images, and Notepad, which now includes options related to text summarization.
